Jacques Chirac Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Jacques René Chirac
Date of birth:
January 1. 1932
Place of birth:
Paris, France
Astrology Sign:
Sagittarius
Height:
6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Biography
Jacques Chirac is the President of France, as of early 2007. He was first elected President of France in 1995 and held the position until he announced he would not run again in the lead-up to the 2007 elections. Jacques Chirac has been the French Prime Minister, the Minister of Agriculture and the Mayor of Paris in his earlier career.
Jacques Chirac was born in Paris, France in the year 1932. His birthday is the twenty ninth of November.
First becoming interested in politics in his twenties through the inspiration of Charles de Gaulle, he was active in the French Communist Party and enrolled briefly at Harvard University before 1957, when he studied at the highly competitive "Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris", a government sponsored school that produces most of the political and diplomatic elite of France. After graduating from the ENA, Jacques Chirac went to the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, an education which allowed him to begin work directly in a high ranking civil service position.
In 1962, Jacques Chirac became the head of staff for the French Prime Minister Georges Pompidou, and gained a reputation as "Le Bulldozer" for his ability to get things done. Georges Pompidou supported and trained Jacques Chirac, encouraging him to run for National Assembly in 1967. Over the next decade, Jacques Chirac would serve in many high level Ministry positions. He was involved in the settling of widespread worker strikes in 1968, he defended French farmers' interests as the Minister of Agriculture, and brought together various factions in French politics as Prime Minister.
For two decades from 1977 to 1995, Jacques Chirac was the Mayor of Paris, becoming increasingly popular throughout the country for his social support programs and business incentives.
In 1995, Jacques Chirac became President of France. During the first term of his Presidency, he banned the further continuation of nuclear tests. In the second term, Jacques Chirac became one of the most prominent international opponents of the Bush administration's intention to go to war in Iraq. In early 2007, Jacques Chirac announced that he would not seek re-election, asking that people not engage in extremist politics. While the reasons for his departure from the Presidency have not been given, he has said that he will continue to serve France in some capacity.
Jacques Chirac was born in Paris, France in the year 1932. His birthday is the twenty ninth of November.
First becoming interested in politics in his twenties through the inspiration of Charles de Gaulle, he was active in the French Communist Party and enrolled briefly at Harvard University before 1957, when he studied at the highly competitive "Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris", a government sponsored school that produces most of the political and diplomatic elite of France. After graduating from the ENA, Jacques Chirac went to the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, an education which allowed him to begin work directly in a high ranking civil service position.
In 1962, Jacques Chirac became the head of staff for the French Prime Minister Georges Pompidou, and gained a reputation as "Le Bulldozer" for his ability to get things done. Georges Pompidou supported and trained Jacques Chirac, encouraging him to run for National Assembly in 1967. Over the next decade, Jacques Chirac would serve in many high level Ministry positions. He was involved in the settling of widespread worker strikes in 1968, he defended French farmers' interests as the Minister of Agriculture, and brought together various factions in French politics as Prime Minister.
For two decades from 1977 to 1995, Jacques Chirac was the Mayor of Paris, becoming increasingly popular throughout the country for his social support programs and business incentives.
In 1995, Jacques Chirac became President of France. During the first term of his Presidency, he banned the further continuation of nuclear tests. In the second term, Jacques Chirac became one of the most prominent international opponents of the Bush administration's intention to go to war in Iraq. In early 2007, Jacques Chirac announced that he would not seek re-election, asking that people not engage in extremist politics. While the reasons for his departure from the Presidency have not been given, he has said that he will continue to serve France in some capacity.